Taylor Swift’s heartbreaking short film, inspired by the extended version of her hit breakup ballad, All Too Well. has officially qualified for Oscar consideration.
The 32-year-old pop star’s directorial debut, starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien, has been nominated in the Best Live-Action Short category, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to the outlet, the 15-minute romantic drama is about “a bubbly, inquisitive young woman who ends up completely overwhelmed.”
Oscar worthy? Taylor Swift’s heartbreaking short film, inspired by the extended version of her hit breakup ballad, All Too Well. has officially qualified for an Oscar (pictured 2021)
Over the past two months, the Grammy-winner has shed light on her filming process as a first-time director with appearances at the Tribeca Film Festival in June and Late Night With Seth Meyers.
During an appearance on Meyer’s late-night talk show in November, Swift noted that she’s interested in collaborating with people she personally admires.
“I enjoy working with friends or people who I think would be excited to work with me,” she said.
Exciting: The 32-year-old pop star’s directorial debut, starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien, has been nominated in the Best Live-Action Short category, according to The Hollywood Reporter
A tale of heartbreak: According to the outlet, the 15-minute romantic drama is about “a bubbly, inquisitive young woman who is completely overwhelmed.”
The You Belong With Me singer then expressed that she was happy to have worked with people who would help her with the filmmaking.
“I’ve never made a short film before. I had to reach out to people who might believe I could do it. I’m just blown away by what they did — they went out and left everything on the field,” she said.
The songwriter’s short premiered in November 2021 and is based on the extended version of Swift’s 2012 song of the same name.
The song All Too Well is reportedly based on the singer’s short-lived relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, with whom she dated from October 2010 to January 2011.
A smash hit, the songwriter’s short premiered in November 2021 and is based on the extended version of Swift’s 2012 song of the same name
A Masterpiece: The song All Too Well is reportedly based on the singer’s short-lived relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, with whom she dated from October 2010 to January 2011; seen in November 2021
Still, Swift faces stiff competition, including To Pimp a Butterfly creator Kendrick Lamar, who has his own live-action short film to review.
The Compton native’s film is titled We Cry Together. It only runs for six minutes, but like Swift’s it meets the requirement that it be in theaters for at least a week.
Former NBA star Jeremy Lin and tennis phenom Naomi Osaka are also involved in short films.
Another superstar: Taylor Swift will face stiff competition in To Pimp a Butterfly creator Kendrick Lamar, who is considering his own live-action short
Check: The Compton native’s film, titled “We Cry Together,” only runs for six minutes, but like Swift’s, it meets the requirement that it be in theaters for at least a week
38 at the Garden tells the story of Jeremy Lin’s rise to basketball prominence for a brief period in the early 2010s. The former New York Knicks star gave a rare interview to the short film.
Osaka served as executive producer of the short film Mink! which tells the story of Patsy Takemoto Mink. Mink was the first woman of color to be elected to the US House of Representatives.
Ben Proudfoot, who won Best Documentary at this year’s awards ceremony for The Queen of Basketball, is kind of associated with Mink! and 38 in the garden.
Big celebrities have won short film categories at the Oscars in recent years, including Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant for the animated short Dear Basketball and Sounds of Metal actor Riz Ahmed for The Long Goodbye.
Producing: Former NBA star Jeremy Lin and tennis phenom Naomi Osaka are also involved in films (Osaka pictured August 2022)